This past weekend saw Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/9A cricketers take the field at home against their Woodridge College & Preparatory School counterparts in their very last fixture of the year.
In the 20-over match on Friday afternoon, Union won the toss and opted to bowl first, restricting the opposition to 48-9.
Key performances came from Trenn Naude (3-0), Mark Copeman (2-3), Owam Kotshini (2-6), and wickets for Andrew McEwan and Callan Strydom.
𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰𝟵 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟯 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟵-𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗵.
🏏 In the 30-over match on Saturday, Union won the toss and chose to bowl, dismissing their opponents for 74 runs in 20.4 overs.
Trenn Naude took 4-9, with Callan Strydom (2-18) and Richter de Wet (2-17) also shining.
During the chase, Union struggled with wickets falling steadily. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀.
